diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index ada58a8..3503c38 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -168,10 +168,7 @@
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/* Check on mtu is currently a hacked solution because lowpan
-	 * and wpan have the same ARPHRD type.
-	 */
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154 || dev->mtu != IEEE802154_MTU) {
+	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154) {
 		dev_put(dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -455,11 +452,7 @@
 
 	idx = 0;
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
-		/* Check on mtu is currently a hacked solution because lowpan
-		 * and wpan have the same ARPHRD type.
-		 */
-		if (idx < s_idx || dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154 ||
-		    dev->mtu != IEEE802154_MTU)
+		if (idx < s_idx || dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
 			goto cont;
 
 		if (ieee802154_nl_fill_iface(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
@@ -789,11 +782,7 @@
 	int rc;
 
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
-		/* Check on mtu is currently a hacked solution because lowpan
-		 * and wpan have the same ARPHRD type.
-		 */
-		if (idx < first_dev || dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154 ||
-		    dev->mtu != IEEE802154_MTU)
+		if (idx < first_dev || dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
 			goto skip;
 
 		data.ops = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev);